Category: Wimbledon

Ons Jabeur, Elena Rybakina Advance to Wimbledon Final

There will be a first-time ladies champion at Wimbledon. Third-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia and No. 17 Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan won their matches in Thursday’s semifinals to advance to Saturday’s final at the All England Club in London. Jabeur defeated Germany’s Tatjana Maria 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 in one hour and 43 minutes in the…


Injured Nadal Pulls out of Wimbledon, Sends Kyrgios Into Final

LONDON—Rafa Nadal’s hopes of completing a rare calendar year Grand Slam ended on Thursday when the Spaniard pulled out of his highly-anticipated Wimbledon semifinal showdown against Australian Nick Kyrgios with an abdominal strain. Nadal won the Australian and French Opens back-to-back this year for the first time in his career and was bidding to become…


Simona Halep Gets Back to Semifinals in Wimbledon Return

WIMBLEDON, England—In a roundabout way, Simona Halep is finally getting a chance to defend her Wimbledon title. And she’s picking up right where she left off. Halep won the title at the grass-court Grand Slam in 2019, but she missed a chance to play as reigning champion in 2020 because the tournament was canceled amid…


Hampered Nadal Gets Past Fritz at Wimbledon; Kyrgios Next

WIMBLEDON, England—Wincing from abdominal pain, unable to ply his customary relentless style of tennis, Rafael Nadal thought he might need to stop playing in the Wimbledon quarterfinals against Taylor Fritz. Up in the Centre Court stands, Nadal’s father was waving his arms, motioning to the 22-time Grand Slam champion to quit. Not surprisingly, perhaps, he…


Ons Jabeur Wins at Wimbledon, Reaches First Grand Slam Semi

Third seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia dropped the first set before storming back Tuesday to defeat Czech opponent Marie Bouzkova 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 in the Wimbledon quarterfinals in London. Jabeur not only clinched her first Grand Slam semifinal appearance but also became the first Arab or North African player—male or female—to reach the semifinals of…


Novak Djokovic Rallies, Beats Jannik Sinner for Wimbledon Semis Spot

No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic rallied from two sets down Tuesday to defeat No. 10 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy and advance to the Wimbledon semifinals. While Djokovic squandered a big lead in the first set and muddled through the second, he found his energy in the third and turned in a vintage performance the…


Simona Halep Trounces Paula Badosa to Reach Wimbledon Quarters

Simona Halep took a big step toward her second Wimbledon title on Monday when she trounced fourth-seeded Paula Badosa 6–1, 6–2 to advance to the quarterfinals in London. The 2019 Wimbledon champion dominated from the outset of the 62-minute match. Halep had 17 winners and just nine unforced errors while running her winning streak at…


China Rejects NASA Accusation Over Moon Territory

Top officials from the United States and China discuss reducing tariffs over video conference—but experts say it may not be enough to help China’s trade issues. NASA issues a warning against Beijing, saying it plans to take over the moon in the coming years. But China fires back, accusing the agency of pushing a smear…


Activists With Peng Shuai T-Shirts Searched at Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, England—Four activists wearing “Where is Peng Shuai?” T-shirts were stopped by security at Wimbledon on Monday and had their bags searched. Peng is a retired professional tennis player from China who last year accused a former high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party of sexual assault. She has made very few public appearances since…


Kyrgios’ Lack of Civility in Tennis

Commentary In a paper on History and Civility, Larry Schaefer writes that “Civility is one of our most honored and valued words, a five-star word … It walks in partnership with other honored words such as politeness, duty, and civilized. There are those who say that duty and civility should be expressed together: the duty…